Dancing around the world: YouTube sensation creates new video as he joins fans across the globe to jive

Matt Harding became known as 'the dancing man' when he posted amusing videos of himself on YouTube jiving badly at iconic locations around the world.

His self-deprecating movies, showing him boogieing in dozens of exotic locations became an internet sensation in 2006 and the videos have received millions of hits all over the world.

Now Harding is back, with a compilation of his travels showing him not only completing his strange dance, but also learning local dances in countries ranging from Indonesia and Lebanon to Rwanda and even Syria.

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He's back: He has been quiet for four years, but the man who became an internet sensation when he danced his way around the world is back with a new video

Slave to the dance: Matt Harding, a former games designer from Connecticut, left his career behind to do his trademark dance in every country he could reach

It is the final installment in his video series, known as 'Where the Hell is Matt?' and brings the story of the former games designer, who quite his job in Australia to explore the world, to a happy conclusion..

At the beginning of the five minute clip, which looks set to become viral, he jumps into a small group of natives in Kigali, Rwanda.

As as the video progresses he calls upon dancers from Egypt, China, Finland, Colombia, Pakistan, Rwanda, North Korea, and many other countries.

Starting to evolve: Mr Harding¿s dancing videos began with Dancing 2006, in which he was the lone dancer throughout the video

The heart-warming video finishes with New Yorker Matt back in his garden in Seattle with his wife and his new baby on his shoulders.

The video gives viewers the opportunity to donate to the various charity organizations throughout the world including American Voices (the Iraq dancing scene), Amnesty International (Syria dancing scene) and the Haitian Relief Organization (Port-au-Prince dancing).

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Harding’s dancing videos began with one entitled Dancing 2006, in which he was the lone dancer throughout the video. He then followed up his first video with Dancing 2008. Overall his humorous videos have amassed just over 60 million views.

Global fame: Overall his videos have amassed just over 60 million views

Now Harding has his own website and even sells memorabilia based on his dancing alter-ego.

Explaining how the idea came about, Harding writes: 'Matt is a 35-year-old deadbeat from Connecticut who used to think that all he ever wanted to do in life was make and play videogames. Matt achieved this goal pretty early and enjoyed it for a while, but eventually realized there might be other stuff he was missing out on.

'In February of 2003, he quit his job in Brisbane, Australia and used the money he'd saved to wander around Asia until it ran out. He made this site so he could keep his family and friends updated about where he is.'

Troubled regions: In Syria the dancers faces are blocked out 'for their safety'

Variety: Each clip ranges from just a few dancers to a mass of eager enthusiasts

He explains that the now iconic dance came about accidentally: 'A few months into his trip, a travel buddy gave Matt an idea. They were standing around taking pictures in Hanoi, and his friend said "Hey, why don't you stand over there and do that dance. I'll record it." He was referring to a particular dance Matt does. It's actually the only dance Matt does. He does it badly. Anyway, this turned out to be a very good idea.

'A couple years later, someone found the video online and passed it to someone else, who passed it to someone else, and so on. Now Matt is quasi-famous as "That guy who dances on the internet. No, not that guy. The other one. No, not him either. I'll send you the link. It's funny."'

The latest video is a result of another journey Harding took, iviting people from all over the world to join him in dances and create another video.

Some of the cities Mr Harding has visited didn’t make it into the final cut, but he stated on his YouTube channel that he will add them to the outtakes video which will become available soon.

Impressive: Mr Harding even manged to dance in notoriously private North Korea

The end: The heart-warming video finishes back at in his garden in Seattle with his wife and his new baby on his shoulders in Seattle, Washington

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Matt Harding: The dancing man from YouTube's Where the Hell is Matt releases another film for charity